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Commentary

Bridge work a necessary headache

By ROLLAND KIDDER One day this summer, local officials were invited on relatively short notice to an announcement by the governor that the state Department of Transportation had awarded a contract to rehabilitate the I-86 Chautauqua Lake Bridge. What caught my eye was the amount of the ...

Keeping faith with Ukraine

It is common to hear “There are at least 2 sides to every issue” or “Nothing is black or white, but shades of gray” or “How do you know what is true?” The Putin-led Russian invasion of Ukraine is different. Russia vs. Ukraine is evil vs. good. There is no ambiguity here, no ...

Entitlement adds to addiction issues

In last month’s article, a mistake was made by this writer concerning Van Miller and his graduation from high school. Due to misinformation, Miller did not graduate from Cardinal Mindszenty High School, but from Dunkirk High School in 1945. Cardinal Mindszenty was opened in 1954, so Miller ...

A ‘challenge’ in housing: Visa worker program is vital to farming in county

I would like to respond to a recent article published regarding Double A Vineyard’s proposed purchase of the WCA Home in the village of Fredonia. The article implies that Double A Vineyards’ proposed use of the property is in some way connected with asylum seekers, or that those who would ...

‘Demonizing’ comments cannot be ignored

As a local immigration attorney and a human being, I cannot let Trustee Michelle Twitchell’s disparaging remarks about immigrants in the OBSERVER article (Aug. 19) go unchallenged. For over 25 years, I have been assisting immigrants to achieve their universal dream of living in peace in the ...

U.K. treasures relationship with U.S.

CHAUTAUQUA — As Baron Andrew Roberts was writing his lengthy, one-volume biography of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, he received special assistance. From a library? No. From a librarian? Sort of. The special assistance came from Buckingham Palace. Queen Elizabeth II, the ...